This is the list of (the main) things that are harvestable in the garden this week, from which I can put together a garden menu. I’ve never been that great at eating things out of the garden, for a variety of reasons (including an uninterested audience, a lack of time...

On Friday afternoon I spent some time pottering about in the garden with Ryan, and it was the day when I came to the conclusion that my gardening ambitions had exceeded the space available. Again – this is an annual event, and I’m sure it’s common amongst gardeners. I...

It was snowing on Saturday, and as the snow cancelled some social plans, I had some unexpected time to myself. I decided to tackle the issue of my seed box. Hello, My name is Emma, and I am a Seedaholic My seed box, which is a nice big plastic crate, bigger than your...

It’s the time of year when the seed catalogues come out and tempt us to find room for more plants than will fit in the garden. Since the oca and ulluco harvest, I revisited my 2017 garden plan to make sure it still represents what we want from the garden this year....

I didn’t get outside much over Christmas, as the weather wasn’t really conducive to gardening and we were happy having some quiet time indoors. But as harvesting the oca and ulluco was long overdue, I went out to do it yesterday afternoon. The photo above shows what...

It’s time to shake the mud of 2016 off our boots, and head to prepare the soil for 2017 (metaphorically speaking). I have the bones of a planting plan for next year, which will be subject to revisions, and we know which areas of the garden still need work. In the two...